Seeing Death Clearly

Seeing Death Clearly is a show that challenges you to think about your beliefs about death, dying, grief, and living life. I am your host, Jill McClennen, a death doula and end-of-life coach. As a death doula, I found through first-hand experience that the more I came to terms with my thoughts and feelings about death and dying, the more present I became in my everyday life and I hope to share that with you too, how you can live a better life by having a healthier relationship with death and dying. Each episode features a guest who shares their beliefs and stories about death and dying. These are honest conversations about a topic most of us avoided talking about our entire lives. I am on a mission to change that, one conversation at a time.

Podcasting since 2022 • 179 episodes

Seeing Death Clearly

Latest Episodes

The Stories We Carry After Someone Dies with Steve Beal Sr.

In this episode of Seeing Death Clearly, I’m joined by writer and father of six Steve Beal Sr. for a conversation about family stories, grief, faith, and what we can learn when we take the time to really listen to the ...

September 13, 2026 • Episode 176 • 45:31

Losing a Sister and Learning to Live With Loss with Lila Glasoe Francese

When Lila Glasoe Francese’s sister Carolyn was diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2015, life changed quickly. Carolyn underwent surgeries and a trial treatment before dying 13 months later at just 46 years old, leaving behind a seven-year-old so...

September 06, 2026 • Episode 175 • 45:29

Death Doulas and Hospice Nurses Talk Caregiving Community and Conscious Dying with Trish Rux and Jan Booth

In this episode of Seeing Death Clearly, I’m joined by hospice nurses and end-of-life doulas Jan Booth and Trish Rux, authors of Dying Matters: Eight Conversations That Can Change Your Life.<...

August 30, 2026 • Episode 174 • 42:28

The Real Cost of Care: Planning for Long-Term Care and Caregiving with Raymond Lavine

Today, I’m joined by long-term care specialist Raymond Lavine for a conversation about something many of us don’t think about until we’re already in the middle of it: how we’re going to manage and pay for care as we get older.R...

August 23, 2026 • Episode 173 • 42:09

The Gift of Being Prepared with Sonja S. Koenig

In this episode of Seeing Death Clearly, I’m joined by end-of-life doula Sonja Koenig for a conversation about grief, family, advocacy, and what it really means to prepare for the end of life.Much of Sonj...

August 16, 2026 • Episode 172 • 51:35

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